Nature

". . .use these pleasures with great temperance." "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

It's not always great and it can hurt you even more if you are already in pain.

". . .man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature."

Man can see himself for real in nature.

"To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society."

Men don't appreciate nature or it's beauty

"I am not alone and unacknowledged."

Nature and man are connected

". . .but all natural objects make a kindred impression, when the mind is open to their influence. Nature never wears a mean appearance."

Nature can have a profound affect on a person if they really see it

"Not the sun or the summer alone, but every hour and season yields its tribute of delight." "Nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece." "In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life"

Nature is always good and can perfect our mood. Transcendental idea: nature can make him closer to god.

Describe the relation presented here between people, nature, and God. According to Emerson, is God to be found only in nature, only in people, or in some common element that they both share?

Over Soul--they are all connected

. The most famous passage in Nature, and perhaps in all of Emerson's work, begins, "Standing on the bare ground..." and ends, "I am part or parcel of God." In what way is the image of the "transparent eyeball" a description of a visionary experience of God?

Over Soul-becoming "one" with nature lets you be "one" with God

leader; christianity; Sage of Concord; essays

Ralph Waldo Emmerson was: ____of the transcendentalists--formed The Transcendental Club Questioned ____ (resigned as minister) Became known as the ___ __ ___ "All life is an experiment. . .the more experiments you make, the better." "Nature" & "Self-Reliance" are ___

How can he be "glad to the brink of fear"?

So happy that it's kind of scary to think about-especially since it might not stay.

Emerson says that we can "return to reason and faith." Where? How?

Woods because there in nature, bad things can't happen to me, so I can think clearly about life.

"There I feel nothing that can befall me in life. . .no disgrace, no calamity, which nature cannot open"

nature is BAE

In paragraph 4, Emerson states that "nature is a setting that fits equally well a comic or a mourning piece" what does he mean by this statement?

nature reflects whatever your mood is - good or bad

What romantic and transcendental philosophies are present in this essay?

profound love of nature, the oversoul, individualism, etc.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a ___

transdentilist